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JOB DEMANDS BYDIRECTORS BALK REFORM City Department Heads Are Blamed by Councilmen lor Conditions LOOK TO HIGHER TAX AS EASIEST WAY OUT Few Remedies Possible Unless Payroll Padding Is Checked or Sinecures Abolished HOME RULE' SUGGESTED Finance Committee Chairman Hopes by Legislation to Provide New Methods Officials Seek Easiest Way to Save City Jobs Depattmcnt heads want to place new burden on citizens by demand ing Increases for short-hour work ers.. Every man for himself and his own department, say worried mu nicipal financiers. , Government order to stop work has little or no influence on size of the city payroll. County offices lead In demands for Increases and for new high paid places. Chairman Gaffncy, of Councils' rinance Committee, after "home rule" for new reenue9- and new methods of taxation. "Every man for himself" Is the at titude of most of the high-salaried heads of city and county departments, according to won led municipal finan ciers who have Just shelved demands for more than a million dollars until fall. With balances virtually exhausted, I the financial outlook for 1919 is ad mittedly such as to give ground for ' tho fear of another increase In the tax rate. Few moves ate possible If more 1obs aro to be added to the nearly Sf- 16.000 now provided for. and If police- V.V - . .- 1 l.. Ml. fV . men and ntcmon uie to uu B1viii -$ ary Increases. Possible moves Involve ui the1" abolition of "useless jobs": the ii v .. . 1 ...... .t.AaA It extension or wonting numo ui ..., kt present holding easy berths; new Sate legislation granting new meth ods and foima of taxation and an increase in the tax rate. Chairman "Gaftney, of Councils' Finance Committee, favors home rule and has had a legislative committee chpsen for woik, eight months hence, that cannot affect tho possible reve nues for 1919. The easiest way is the way already twice lesorted to by the Smith Administration that of Increas ing the already high tax on realty. With a hitherto unheard of Income of $46,528,030 for WIS, the mldfllo of tho year was hardly reached until ' many department heads wero back after Councils' Finance Committee for more money for their pet schemes, and I .... noLAc fnf mnrA nlnnAH or Kali j 111 umiij' -. w ...w.w 4- - ,.ary Increases. This condition" gave rise to the suggestion mai even u me ' city could not be run as a business It might at least pattern to eome extent along business lines. ' Self-Interest Hurls Team Work The cry of "get down to business" has been raised so often by council manic financiers that the political powers controlling tho government of city and county have been forced to recognize the fact that dopaitment heads have been busy furtheilng their own projects at tho expense of "team C- work," Because of this tardy recog' nltlon of the individual playing of de- 4 partments many of the more tecent de- "- mands of departments havo been held f up, along with their efforts to cieato new places and to hang on to the ones now existing. In the face of the Government's de j mand to shut dow n all but the most necessary work, tho pajiolls, with few t exceptions, have been kept up to their s usual standard. Tho exceptions to this r rule aie where' engineers, skilled me chanics, policemen and firemen have i gone Into Government service and ' whero their places have not been filled. Gieat difficulty has been expe- tlenced l" setting enough men for the police und flip bureaus, as present sal i" "Rrles are no inducement for men to enter theso serv Ices, where long hours arc rewarded with little pay. tx TVIraMnr Twlnlnir. nf Ihft npnnrtmnt iA of Transit, has lost ome men In this way, jj. but his loan money payroll still shows f more than 100 positions for well-paid v enslneeis. inspectors, draftsmen, clerks, J- etc. boon the subway work will be Si abandoned and nothing will be left for the Department uut tne subway under City UUi which already Is 75 per cent complete, and the completion of the Franktord Klevated line. Any saving In loan money places will not benefit Continued on Pane Mi. C'dlumn Tlirre 7 MAY BE DEAD IN CYCLONE Green City, Mo., Hit by Terrific Storm ' . Trenton, Mo , June 26 It is reported hers today that a cj clone that struck "'VtJreeu City, Mo, last night caused the J death of from four to seven persons .' . -AH wlica are down to the town and Draft Lottery Friday Fateful to 700,000 Youtlts Washington, June 23, The draft lattery for newly registered twen ty one yeat -old men will be staged at the Senate office building at 9 o'clock l'rlday morning, Secretary of War Baker announced today, At(that time 700,000 oung men will learn the order of their calt to military sen Ice. All arrangements have been com pleted for the eent. Approxi mately 1200 lottery numbers will bo placed In capsules and drawn from a huge bowl In the conference loom of tho Senate office building. The drawing wllr require about two hours. Thursday was first fled as the date t4r the drawing, but the War Department this afternoon an nounced the postponement. GEO. A. ZABRISKIE IS NAMED SUGAR ADMINISTRATOR Will Have Full Charge of Dis trihtition From Refincrv to Consumer VVntlilngton, June 25 , Oeorpe A ZabiUkle, of Xew Yolk, has been nppolnted I'edeial sucai ad- I amlnlstiatoi for the United .States, it was announced by the food administra tion this afternoon. Mr Zabriskle will have(full charge of sugar distribution throughout the countrj, from the time the product leaves the refinery until It reaches the consumer. The sugar, shortage, which has re duced the annual national supply to 1,600,000 tons, has resulted in a ncces saiv I eduction in consumption The neu Federal administrator will direct the apportionment of sugar bs means of zoning s steins, which will insure maximum production distributed with as little delaj as possible. The elimination of unnecessarily long hauls Is expected to play a large part in an equable apportionment of the sugai latlon A sugar corpoiatlou, with sufficient capital, Is being organized by the food administration to handle sugar as wheal is now- handled. The Government tluough Its sugai corporation will buy sugar In Cuba, Java and other points and re-sell It In the United States at a fixed Govern ment price It Is not known whether the sugar corporation w ill bu up the do mestic crop George A. Zabilsklc is a member of tho United .States food administration board and has had much experience in the handling and shipping of large quantities of foodstuffs lie Is agent for the Pittsburgh flour mills, the largest In tne world. As a member of the food board he directed the distribution of flour. He was born In New York in '1868. WILL CALL JULY DRAFTEES Reclassification Adds About 300, 000 Men to First Clasa Washington. Jun 25 The first large call for draftees for general military service for the month of July Is expect ed to be issued tomorrow by the pro vost marshal general Prom present Indications about 300, 000 men will be added to Class 1 thiougri tho reclassification of deferred clasics by local boards. It was unofllcially an nounced at the provost marshal general's otllce tooav. In Washington. D C . alone from 2500 to 3000 men havo been added to CuVss 1 Wy local bosrds out of an approxi mate population of 400,000, and it was stated tint the same percentage would hold for tne rest or tne nation. CAILLAUX TO GET COURT TRIAL Former French Premier Not to Face Military Tribunal TnrU, June 25 It is persistently ru mored in "well-informed circles" that former Trcmler CaillauN, accused of Intelligence with the enemy and com plicity In the Bolo Pasha affair, will not bo brought to trial before a court unrtlal The rcpert is that Calllauv, who has undergone e-vhaustive interrogations at the hands of the. examining magistrates, probablv will be tried before tho High Court of France for sedition. EIGHT GET CITY JOBS Salaries of New Appointees Range From , $1300 to $480 " Citv appointments todav Include James Y. Splccr. Might -third street n.ij Vnelu rz nennp fni?lneit rillrpalt of Police, salary J13b0: Thomas Bros- man, 13is .viascner Fireei, engineer, Bmeau of C'liarltles. Jl.'nu; jonn It Hentges, J156 Sedgley avenue, engineer. Bureau of Water, $1300; John Curry, CIS North Lawrence street, messenger, 1100: Joseph S. Donnelly, 16 Clee man House, University of Penntfhanla. was appointed assistant teaclier. Hoard of Recreation. $500; Albert U Ha'skoy, 67 nast Brlnghursl street, caulker. Bu reau of Water, J.1 50 day: James J, Brdv. 4333 Frankford avenue, appren tice Department of City Transit J180, and Harry Klelnfeldcr, 2545 Kast Nor rls street, assistant teacher. Board of Recreation, J900. SEAMEN VOTE TO STRIKE 10,000 on Great Lakes Wane Discharge Book Abolished Chicago, June 25, Great Lakes sea men to the number of 10,000 mav go on strike July 29 unless the ruling of the United States fchlpping-board, abolishing all discharge books. Is immediately ac cepted by the owners of 400 vessels In volved. This has been decided bv the seamen, who voted In each port, and also agreed to ask for a pay Increase. in case me empiojrrs agree io aome by the shipping board's decision, not only 'will there be no strike, but the question of wages will be left to the board, say the seamen. The aiscnarge hook pus open me oo iect of a seamen's war for ears, the book being one in which the captain of each ship writes the record of each sailor's emplojment. and this must be presented to the ne-tt employer. FIRE' DAMAGES U. S. SHIP Mjslerious Maze on, Transport Endan gers Much War Material An Aliunde Tort, June 25 Damage (nialinc thousands of dollar was caused by a mysterious fire In the hold of a transport lying here today. t.nre ounntiticB of war V material were endangered and before the blaze was extlnguisnea armv intelligence odicers arretted a coal putser. Joseph Benicl. who was iounu smoking near "' ,ubsequently released for tack HURLEY OPPOS! TAMPERING WI PROHIBITION NOW Burleson Also Opposes Bone-Dry Amendment Be fore Senate Committee DANIELS IN FAVOR OF IT Shipping Board Head Fears Proposed Law "Would y Affect Workers Pertinent Remarks on Bonc-Dry Amendment "Don't expel iment with a na tion's destlnj : don't take any chances " Hurley. 'This is no time to have patience with fanatics; we must get down to hard cases " Burleson. "Llquoi never promoted efficiency anj where "Daniels tor von Kuehlmami "1 n Itaff Correspondent 'TriTkrkni FTr ITW .W """ bopi that mil . nemles will un- Bdhlnston, June 25 I K n Kl IK I H V-l I derstand It Is a dieam mid an illusion Tho adoption b Congress of the JLIrLil. Vil 1 jJ VLiilll to hope to light unisfulh aKalust Jones l)one-drj amendment was nnnnsed ' means whli.li wo have at our disposal todav 1- l,nirn,T ,-T I- ,P,P, . Of i T n'17' r17nCWa"l that the will find tin moment lias todaj bj Chairman l.dnard X Hurley,! VlAIN kV K H.I1S I tome to make peite olters u.n.spondlng of the United .States Shipping Board. kjUfllil If M. llUlU to the situation and j"tli-fvliig the vital Appearing bofoie the Senate Acrlrul. ' necesltles of Gciman." ture Committee. Chairman Hurlev said he did not want Philadelphia and other shipbuilding tenters made bone dry, be- tatise this wasno time to experiment' with social tondltlons In nnj waj that! might lnjurlou.lv affect the output of' ships by making labor dissatisfied Chahman Hurlej was unwilling lolpPDVIAM PHRPir! 1 AIMn ate positlvelv that making rhiladel- bfilUIAi UKLS -AU mate phla and othei shipbuilding centers bone diy would reduic the output of ships, i and was unwilling to admit that it would liicieae produttlon But ho Is afraid x to try the experiment, he said, because If production should bo l educed It might upset the plans of the army and navy and halt In a degtce successful prosetutlon of the war. Opposed to Experiments I am unwilling In this cilsls to stapd sponsor foi an experiment with the peisonal llbertv of neatly half a million men in the shlpjards and contributing Industries, on whom wo arc rellng to put through the iblggist shipbuilding program in the history of this or any other nation," declared Chairman Hurley- "If any one tried to tell mo that men vvoiked better-with tho stimulus pro vided by liquor, I would simply cite him the cases of the shlpjards in Oregon hnd Washington, where the employes, without such stimulants, are doing good work," continued Mi. Hurley. "It the argument were made that the workmen in a wet district turned out a steel ship In twenty-seven das, and that because of this It might be well to give light vines and beer to the workmen In Oregon and Washington, 1 would bruMi such an argument away, as the offspring of folly. "I would oppose an experiment of that kind In Oregon and Washington just as earnest! ns I oppose that ex periment that Is proposed Fortunately, in the two States I have mentioned, the Fentlment of the workmen was prepared by a long election contest. In which the workmen had an opportunity to vote on the Question Howevei they may have voted, there was at least the quality of i sportsmanship In abiding by the result All the States aie now taking what) virtually amounts to a referendum on i the constitutional amendment which is pending before the Legislatures If the States act favorably upon It, the work men ean have no fedlng that there has been a lack of fair play. The result sought by the proposil before the Senate committee then will be acnievea graa- i ually, and with ample notice for the ac commodation dl habits and tempera ments ' j Great Uik lnrolred 'To my mini), theio is more risk In this nronosal than thero would1 bo In the conscription of labor, because It Is a partial Intorfwence with liberty, with out any increase of control I have op posed the roncrlption of labor because I have felt that we should, so long as It may be possible, rel upon the voluntary and patriotic co-operation of American labor, , "I realize that unscrupulous, and self ish interests, thinking only of private gain, may seek to use the views of con scientious olTlclals solel for their own purposes. That Is one oi me penalties we must pay for frankness In an issue which has only one moial side. But If the committee were fully aware of tne pains we have taken to produce the right spirit and complete unity In the ship ards If the committee were fully nware of the adantagc the nation de rives from such unity .and singleness of purpose, I believe the members would refrain from reporting a measure which will lead to contention. The sudden tak ing away of light wines and beer from tho foreign clement In the ards, of which there Is a very large proportion, will, r fear, have a wrenching effect on the whole program It will set men to talking of the wisdom of such a move: It will puzzle thousands of temperate foreigners who are accustomed merely to a glass of beer or a glass of wine with their meals. OTerlndulcenre ot Tolerated "Xone of the shlpards are able tolerate cmplotcs who overindulge In stimulantt Such men are eliminated automatically The chler enect then will -. ... be to call a sudden halt upon a part of the dally routine or nardworKlng and sober, men One of the greatest diffi culties we have had to combat was the constant turnover of labot. We have been Improving that situation gradual ly and we are frankly worried lest this proposed experiment may cause avt dltlonal unrest As I have said, If this were a matter that affected a manufac turing business of my own, I would take the chance, and any consequences lliere might be, and rebuild wlthMhe calmness of conviction F-ven as a private em p!oer, however, I would not attempt any paternal experiment with the habits of my einploes at the height of the rush season. As a prudent man, I should wait for the dull season so that the results of the experiment. If unsatisfactory, would not bo so disastrous to essential inn .n.i nroductlon. But In this great public entei prise we cannot take any chalices we cannot pause to pialce men over or to create new standards of lit. lngt Wo cannot pause to debate our In jijmw,; HfHi KTi MBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSlW'i:KA& M ' TIT? V 9BssssssssssssssssMsWcMa? ! 111 dJatsssssT' . .. HMn - "issMfrl lUssH: AB-i fUsssssssssBfr ' ? PmU ? II9IsssssssssssssImL 'XisssH- : PlssssssssssssssssV flissssssl "n f jVCssssssssPislsssssuBsssssssi v 1 sssssl h I isssssssssssssslBBIssssH M ' isssssssssssHHsssHesssssssH H issssssssslssssssssssssssssssssssH FORMER CZAR MCHOLAS London ilipalihe report that the former Ru"ian ruler lias been killed 1 the Hol'lieviki iREPORT EX-CZAR Unconfirmed NeWS Ft'Olll I 1 c TJ 1 ' FetrOgrad ba)'S Jtle Is D 1 1 ! ATI :... OOlSllCVlK VlCtllll London, .tune -'" ITnn..nR.ni.J .AA Frnni I , A, ( r.rr. f. .1 . were In olrouLitlnn l.or tol..v tbat tbe former (Var had been killed t Kkater- Inbeigb the Bolshevlkl Dispatches from Petrogiad declare' that the Menshevlkl and social ievohi- tlonarlcs of the night are expected to control the coming bovlot elections, de- suite the professional politics being jplaett b the BolslieuM darskv, Bolshevlu ommlslonH, of press affairs, was shot dead on tne sueei in Pctrograd Frida slorUlioIm. June 2" Three thousand Herman tioop, ac companied bv a ciulser, two destrovcts and a submarine, nave lanoeu i i-mi-, near Batuni. it was learned todaj. They probably seek to effect complete occupation of tho Caucasus, thus threat ening the British In Persia and Meso polamli It Is believed thes will Imme diately extend their occupation to the provinces of Kuban and Kutals. A serious disturbance occurred In Mos ro when the Bolshevlki arrt'dtrd all'pf tin! lift -eight members of the work men conference who demanded a con stituent isscmhly. Those anestcd In cluded ten Menshevlkl. The Bolshevlki are lepnrtcd to be plan ning to cipel the entire Right and -Men-shevlk faction of the pan-executive eon; mlttee The Bolshevik! are getting dl. tect aid fiom ilermany, for their light against the Slbeiians und Czccho Slovaks. , , ,, , The wavo of protest against the Bol shevik and against the Brcst-Lltovsk treat Is spreading. FALSE REPORTS ON COAL BY 1215 Liable to $5000 Fine andjHEARS 0F TRAGEDY IN AIR TWO Years ill Jail SaVS ' Aviator Hears of Mother's Death While ' i 4000 Peel From Ground Local Administrator INSPECTORS STILL BUSY Twelve hundred and fifteen manufac turers, merchants and apartment house owners, with many other large users of coal, face prosecution by tho Federal fuel administration for making false returns on their suddIIcs of coal April I. mi .. V.A. a nlnlail n kailorjl Ifiti inn two tears In prison, or both This an nouncemeit was made today at the oflke of Francis A. Lewis, I'liliaueipnia ad ministrator. During the last six weeks, eighty-two mcy iic ii' -". - sent a wireless ana tne man at tne re punlshment for which Is J5000 line orrLelcr )n u0jies balloon told the oung inspectors for the city fuel body haterjoard of Officer Will Provide Soldiers been visiting plants, stores aim nouses, checnlng statements made as to the amount of coal on hand and the actual V anhlnrlon, June J5--Defects In the amount (present pay sstem of men overseas will Flagr'ant violations of the law hate An, boVc0,Sieilbosrd of officers of the been found. Had many of tli3 state- , American expedition!- forces has com ments been allotted to stand without pleted a studv of the problem and in probing by the administration, hundreds tends to Introduce a si heme whereby the of homes In, this city would have been American soldier will have a certain wlihnnt rnai'unvt ti inter It i ml, I I amount of spending money without de- wlthout coal next winter, It Is slid , d h ,t cnecKed off on an In- Besides determining whether conect I uitidual pay book. returns on supplies on hand were made - by coal consumers, the Inspectors are Ri c, i Vessel launched busy finding out what amount of coal M'B ?lee' ""' f ""C"e , u each consumer used last winter, and his1 V"T ork- June -o The Galesburg, supply this winter will be based on that!8 5t,,el c"BO, esfe' of 7B.00 gross tons amount. I was launched esterday at ards of the One manufacturer ordered 1053 tons of coal for next winter. An Inspector visit . , .loll ed the plant and learned that lust win ner the manufacturer consumed onl 5S8 tons. The inspectors also include in their to'ork the determining of leaks through wnicn large amounts or me cnj s coal Mil'P'J' are slipping The Inspectors aie pm i" ,a e.if in a I -. .J UIah It k nfn tHAtF Hill hllliii Ia. . t condition where they will burn less fuel next winter and still maintain a maxi- mum temperatuio in all buildings and houses. Sounding a note of optimism, the I fuel administration declares the pre-, ventlve steps now being taken will ' avert a serious shortage next winter. At I present no war industr is being denied all the coal it orders. When vt Intel ar- rlvea homes will be taken care of first. then war plants, then other users. Ileports,that the local fuel officials had begun cutting off coal from to-called nonessential users todijy weie denied at the administraiicn unite, ine aominis tratlon is merely considering wa)s and means to handle a drastic situation should It arise. The eighty-two Inspectors of the ad mlnlstrationare visiting 1800 establish ments every"week. Their work soon will be completed. It was said today by fuel officials that If, persons who have niado rnisn returns on their coal sUDDllea will - rectlf y the mistakes before an Inspec- nf I l IB I HPin Mil U III IME W I. WMUUfllVlIJftUI. PEAtEMlAND i 0FKUHLMANN Must Satisfy Vital Needs of Fatherland, Foreign Secre tary Tells Reichstag NO PLEDGE ON BELGIUM Permanent Separation of Coiirlaml. Esthonia and Li- vonia Called 'Impossible' llfrlln, Juno 25 'G'rniRiij snd Iipi allies wish to live within th- fn mists tinced bv hlstorv with position" bejnnd the yeas cor Jespondlng to oui preatness and rich ness and nur lapicltv for oiganlzatlon. declared Di. ltlchaid von Kulilmann, the German I'orelBn ecretarv In an addtess befoie the rtelelistng iletlnliig the war alms of the Central I'owtrs The Forclqii '-ei.ielat .valsc -ald that the German allies wint frreJihu of tiaile to all p-uts of the world I I 'Itegatdlng Ktlglum wo do nut wlli to bind oui hands while urn advpiHario . do not oxptes tliemele, added loc- A perm ment pcparation i i ounana. .lonla and Ksthonla Is impossible, th Foreign Seirelai.v said, uddlne that di plomatic 'icognltlon of these tbat?s 1h hlglil vdclrnble. A settlement uf the J'ollsh questliin Is the thief task of the fiitino, lontiniied the ofllcl.il Me then spoke . f the Im portance of this mitter as related to Austro-Geiinan lelatlons Von Kuhlmann nin.le icfe: lence to the confrreiuo of tho ililers of Hie C'cntiat Powers it German gieit hesdquarters I at which a new Higepiuenl between tht poweis was drawn lie He said that both inonasths desired t broailei alliance KXTTIr IN RROTHKliS VAI OR H . . . ' Pour Sifters of Corporal Geisc Cele- lirale Citalion for Bravery Vf lmnot Cltv, r , tune 25 Corporal William (' 'GeUe, clld for braver In Fiance, was born and lalscd In this city Ills pirents are both dead His four si leis nml one brother, all lesldents of this cltj. am cclehiating the good news of his braverv. t'oiporal (leise cnlhted June 20, 1916. during the Mexican trouble and was as signed to tho machine-gun coinpan vv 1th the Twent -third Regular', stationed at Foit hlocum, New 1 url, He was pro moted to corporal In July last and crossed to Fiance with his original coin panv in September 1917. He worked in the mines before joining the ainiyT" AUTO UPSET KILLS MAN Three Others Injured in Wretk Near Williainsporl illlaniipnrt, Vn , June 25 One man Is dead and three othars are injuied as a result of a motorcar accident just west of the clt The dead nnn Is Daniel Swecnc). of thiscltv, and the injured aie Charles A. Fink, of Newberr, and H, (" Flanlgan and M. U Burkhait of this ritv. flanlgan was driving the car. and Sweenej, who was seated alongside of I .him, Is said to hive grabbed the steering wheel, turning the car shsrpl rianl- fcan In an effort to keep It from going .off the rosd, turned the wheel bai k sharp!, the car swerWng suddenlj, breiklnc the icar wheel and turning lover, The Injured will lecovei ' Wllkn-llarre. Juno 2") News of the 1 death of Mrs V A. Boyle, of Kingston, leached hei son. Lieutenant Frank Boyle, 4000 feet In ah at Fort Omaha, Neb Arriving here loda to attend tho funeral of his mother, Lieutenant Bovle gave proof of the efficiency of America's air preparations A member of a unit soon to go Into observation work in nance. Lieutenant Bole was In the air when a telegram reached the camp, bringing the news of his mother a death The signal corps . ... officer of the dlpatch. FIXING A. E .F. PAY DEFECTS c .. f i SpendinR .Money T.',nu "i" ,V. ,uu. JL. t.. rI. .. "'Wl "ZZ .tllte Bcauir), imufciui-i ui inc iuajui of Galesburg, III, was the Bponsor. The vesel was named In honor of the Il linois city, the birthplace of i: N. Hurley, chairman of tho United States shipping board Further U. S. Advances Reported by Pershing Washington, Juno 25. Further advances of American troops Mon day near Chateau-Thierry was reached by General Pershing toda. "Local operations continued in the Chateau Thierry region, vvhre we made further advances, cap turing ftvo machine guns and other materials," the communique said. "A German counter-attack against our lines near Torcy broke; down with heavy losses under our rifle, machine gun and artillery fire. Aa the result of a raid executed by the enemy against' our ftroops in Ixr laine, several of our men are miss ITALIANS OPEN DRIVE IN MOUNTAINS; READY GERMANY PREPARES PEOPLE FOR FAILURE OF 1918 DRIVES Washington, June 23 Germany already Is prepailng the people "back home" for an admission of failure of the entire 1918 campaign against the Allies, accoiding to confidential Information lecelved by the State Depart ment todav. The department withheld Its source of Information, but made It plain that It was entirely authentic. Accoidlrffc to the report the Ger man governmental agencies and newspapers are now engaged in making It plain to the people that certain developments verj llkelv will make It Impossible completely to overrun. Trance this jeai. as was piomlscd last spring However, theso agencies nre explaining that next ear the situa tion will be much better from the standpoint of Germany and that then Fiance will be overcome and England and America defeated. AUSTRIA NEARS GERMANS DREAD TOTAL COLLAPSE ANOTJER DRIVE Vienna Cabinet Crisis Teuton Soldiers Deeply De Acutc Hungary jMinistry pressed by Failure of Threatens to Quit Their Offensives HUNGER FORCES ISSUE - l.nn.lon. lune 25 Tli i.,l... i-.lil.inl laic rnm litis scute "" ii .Kid io in" cnnnntTiions mi rne war-weaiy fiusl Monarchv, It Is 'eported the Hungarian cabinet also is planning to leslgn i Strikes, riots and disorders now ev- tend all over Austrl. and Hungary, ac- cording to admission made b the news- paper- In Vienna ... . , .... . I Advices fiom tne lentrai umpire- rr-i veale.l Ilia there ! little hone fo- sn Immediate Inciease In the food allow-j ances However -socialists continue their .nreuiices with the Got ernment C t Vienna The Hxihnnge lelegrtph undrstands that Baton Blevlehtu the Iron-handed" Govemoi of lower Autila, ma succeed Count von S, tiller as Austilan l'.emlei The prlnelpil object of the rec-nl vlH to Germ m of Barnn Burian, the u- ,)Cfore JIartIi ,y hac frUe,rcd out ow. tro-Himgailan Foie'gn Minlstei. "(,- to ,, usn tMr ilrmy bcen obtain ton-ent fm Indefinite postpone- ( tIlccKtd uml lieIcl on all Rldes The ment of the ViHtilan olTcuite. the cone- most 0tnlstc of them still believe they sponUent of tlioi Pill Mall at Anne- haVe a last suprem" chance of gaining masp, oi tne Kranco-Sw ls bolder, ajs a dnCM0ri this ear, but I dcaibt, whether i-he learns fio n an unimpeachable source Baton Liu-Ian pointed out thnt fsllutc of tho til iv t in toiijunctlon with the threatening iuod iiioblcm and laee quus tions. might lesd to the greatest In ternal disorders, even revolution, but If Austria were permitted to remain on the defensive the bieadlesj situation might be tided over Beilln It if- added, insisted that an reached us This sickness Is not, in my Immcdl-ito offensive was nececsar toloplnlon, accountable for the delay In relieve the western fiont and Io re-, launching a new offensive, but may have habillialt Vii'iili with the Germsn pub- some effect on the fighting quality or He i the enemy 'the weather will not help him. It fimeiilmcen. tune 25 In the tecent , , , . . ,., . resol!tt"m" the Meima worklngmen's llas b ralnl"K tadlly. and seems committee demanded not onl p.ace at likel to continue wet. Given another the enili'st jiot.iliIe nit ment but that week of this and the ground becomes the Austmii Government proto to bo bogged, as In the old das of Flandeia, readt it ant time Io entel Into nego-1 , ,. .,,. ... , , it Itation-fir an all-a.ound peace without an,! the A1" wl "' rther time annexations m tonti Ibutlons as a foun-'while their reserves grow In strength. datlon fi I a league or nations and also declare It-elf willing lo make such ne gotiations with hostile countries The last pah-age was -iiuck out oy mo i,e.r- man pre me i-ohum-h n v u,.e....v.i, its cdlturltl (ommcul on the resolu tion as ful uws Vo-. import....! negotiations theee (davHtu'lu. plate in ienna are those between tne isiiiaiim iwucm nu rui- elgn "Wini-te l'uun v ci t in.poitant questions depend the. eon. Who knows, neihaps, but peace nui dawn fionii the Austrian food catastro'ohe." I . AninterUsin, June 25 V Vienna cor tespondent sats Kmperor Charles has leserved his decision regarding the resig nation of the Austrian cabinet. The Umperor's letter to Doctor von Sejdler sas: "As It Is my Intention, while firmlv oHl.orrni- tn the tnnfldent relations of the partiei' which hitherto hate alwas,uled to take place In the House of Com stood n unconditionally for the inter- mons today ests of the State, to first examine all the Premier Llojd George and Chief Sec posslbilltles. as to how an ariangement . retary hhortt will reply to Sir Kdward of public sffalrH could be assured I re-1 Carson's questions Former" Premier herve decision ri'HpecuiiK me iniucai ui i resignation and meanwhile Intrust ou' with the further uirecuon or aitairs DiscusVing cteuts vv hick led up to the resignation of the Austrian cabinet, a Vienna dispatch lo the Vosslsche Zelt- 1 unc. of Berlin, sa that Barou Burian, Austro-Hungarian 1 orelgn MlnlBler, tooKI the position that he was unable to make a declaiation agalnt the cession of Kast Gallcla. as the Foles demanded, be cause It was it purel Internal affair. Premlei von Sedlet was ready to de clare tint the paitltlou of Gallcla should come only b constitutional methods, jat tne honle ot Paul simon. a Hungar namel. a two-thlids majorlfy. In theun miner, near here last night. nelchsrat. llie roles. However, tie tnanded an expressed declaration that partition wa.s out of I lie question and also demanded u binding promise from he German parties regarding an Austro Polish solution. FIVE HURT WHEN MOTOR UPSETS Five .persons were injured, two seriously, today when an automobile belonging to the Standard Holler Bearing Company, Fiftieth street and Lancaster avenue, turned over at Thjrty-thlrd and Oxford streets. Those hurt were rhomas McQoWan, -the chauffeur, 834 North Hutton street; Rose Naylor, 5131 Farrlsa street; Peter Genette, 5025 Lancaster avenue; John Fallen, 1307 Noith Fifty-first street,; Paul Mackey, 5440 Westminster avenue. AMERICANS SHELL ENEMY NORTH OF BELLEAU WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MAKNE, June, .- , American artillery today heavily shelled Germaa'posltlqnB . nort of Belleau Wood. The Americans, However, made aoi attack. FOR TRENTINO BLO DIET BRINGS DISEASE! -- , Ry HUMP GIRBS SltCCtnt fnllltt I l'i mi F). ..! ft iomiaht iiir. bu .Veto lorA. T(if, Co - rrrpponnenin IffHrquartem ' June H ' Tnft Germans lost heavily In a raid, carried out this morning bv British ro0Ps between Pletie and Strazcele They put up a fierce resistance and more " "' m,e nunareci or them were killed' -" - " " c.ua(: iimiunK, as we as hv t in. Urlflai, hn..-.v.-a. -- ..........,-.,..., -. - -....i..- ., u.UuB..i. wick aim three machine gun Other small raids were made by the RHflkl, .luan lm.d ...i,ltl.. I .l j " " , V TV i.".era utliiS I,lUK'lt HI The enem Is not happt. either, with his present conditions in the line or with the prospects of another offensive, I Which inin nf tile rietmnna linllma thv wu be ia,Ic( on u Jg b , ,, . Jn, ,cCf a widespread among the men n P near thC jnp 'I heli health does not seem of the best Just now, and they are said to be suffering to some c-vtent from a hindrance. g. of Influenza, to which they are perhaps! rendered more liable by their restricted rations Msentery also nas toucnea them, according to Information that has RAILROAD FLOAT SUNK Troops Aboard Colliding Ship. - lMan .xi,,,..-,,- n Mlanllc I'ort, June 25 A rail- " "SJ1'', hls. (In, b, a Brltlrh nteamship which was coming into port witn 600 Canadian and Vmerlcan troops aboard. One man is missing ann Delict en drowned The accident was caused by the un favorable tide running. ) IRISH DEBATE BOOKED TODAY Llovd George, Chief Secretary Sliortt and Asquith May Speak London. June 25 An important de- I bate on the Irish situation was soiled tsquun Bl"0 may speuK. SLAYS HER 4 CHILDREN Ohio Mother Then Cult Own Thrott With Razor I.eetonU, Ohio, June 25 Four chil dren are dead, their throats slashed from ear to ear by their mother, and the woman, who tried to end her own life, is in a serious condition in the Salem Hospital todav. The quadruple tita4i.kM is1 nil brnt Aft AiitrtlfA nAtiiHiAj1 - , airs, s.mon is Denevea io nave oeen driven temporarily Insane by her hug band's alleged financial looses recently. After leaving a farewell note and writ intr her will, she cut the throats of the children and slashed her own thVoat with a razor. r "S4 UKVK isl m "-i Expect to RejM Piavp. Disaster oil' T? m rue v DIAZ GAINS TM2 IN NEW DRIVEN Advances Despite Strong KAotntminn C A ..hIhimh- "hV on Difficult Ground a. w PURSUIT AND CAPTURE - -- . v .., .v'yhVM CONTINUE OF PIAVE-i , . ,. wl L.aun L,inc nae rrogressed 09$$ yonti roints frior to Enemy Thrust 6000 CAPTIVES C0UNTED1 - Hrnnt nar,ti,i f WS -- .tJ.t I -DOOtV, Including Manyfe"!! Skoda6 in Hands of Allies yjj$ London, June 2RJ-'J? -... u,.aus iibic aiaiiea B C0ttKs .J ter-offensive in the mountain reiriW. it Was learned from an authoritatlv M source th 3 afternoon. t .uvii, ,, ,. . Jw . -"-. lesistance, but the IUlians toiW gained. I .:? Italian forces are p reputing fotV M ? urc-ae urive againsc me Austrian m 3 the Trentirlo, and expect to vejti.A the rllRnstop inflixtoJ mua u. i.-.frBi -' "ii vitv it along the Piave, official Rome cab declared today. A- The Italian armies on the front are now advancing beyond't lines which they held before the?J tro-Huncarian ofTenKivo hecr.n.'i en days ago. Capture and sUmj otthefoe keeps up unabatodn-t nr-""s eyntiiiuea wicn uie tio-Hungratian rear guard forcerl It'irfKfin.. ..I..n lit. iti1 tf: ing vainly to stem the Italiak'-l It IS unofficially reported thati gi cat Austro-Hungarian army.i been ct't off in the zone east of Jp? nave and that it must surren or ho. nnnthilnforl t.' ?t Six thousand prisoners havd counted by the Italians up' tt and huge stores of booty have' captured, including many big SI guns. " to Italian infantry and cavalry .' tmue to pursue hotly the retr Austrian armjes, decimating!! J ranks that stand up to oppose 4 (This dispatch concerning; the M lain offensive does not show tl tent or tne Italian counter-drive, British forces already have ma4aj npprcciauic gam on tne Asiago teau, in conjunction with Italian along the Piave. It is possla General Diaz, Knowing tho .Aim contemplated a renewal of tln)lr,4 southward fiom the mountains, afl pated their action ) 6000 Prisoners Counted M Six hundred additional sr have been captured Ty the It bringing tie recorded total vto than G000, bal dadvlces from thai today. -iWM ... . . . ? These include onl Jtlie ca taken between the old anw ntwj fronts. yj On account of tho iapidlty,j Italian advance and (he gene fusion, which always folloi Tquick operations only meager ad have come irom tne ngnuns far. , The Tiave 'Itivet; Is still the freshet to some extent- pered the .Italian advance,',- across which the pursuing rtl to cross, were swept awayjll ren. . 'JSv Unless tlieJ river, falls,, ilp today, it is unlikely hw.l scale operations -on. tn will last much longer.'Mt the dimpult!-ta eUlns;;t eastern bank to eontlniis agalns tthe' retiring Av v 99 WWISwSp The AutrJ4nVrhV acroa hf9im?ih tt from JGfllMlt'MIt a three-mile sector h Capo Slie.whfta'W stlHhoI4 ont,.H nouaoia'JaialMH The trenclfi liulnuasU I "WMHy iWHWWfl ' TM W y . fiutoraobllej havebjen sent to lt to its aid lot evldenceu -. , C.ntlnurd .n rife Twt, Voliuuki Six t ""'" " '" i5trsG '. . "'t. t ji.i-, v.. jr - 1t . 4. ' C K rf S - .4c .,. vj-: 3- r. jn-..&rtt . . J A ' .r - li i .' j tt.Jl r i . v ,rj!r i -' i ... Vrt..Ti & t '-. n5j- iv & j.. mim
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